prétendre
/pʁe.tɑ̃dʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- prétend
- past
- a prétendu
- perfect
- prétendu
Meaning
Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
reivindicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to claim."
Practice
1 What does prétendre mean?
to claim
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ ne rien savoir de cette affaire.
Full sentence: Il prétend ne rien savoir de cette affaire. (He claims to know nothing about this matter.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches prétendre?
prétendre: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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